Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Santa Rita had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Rita, with the one closest to Santa Rita listed first.
- Salinas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Natividad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Natividad is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natividad
- Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Castroville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spence is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Vega ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vega is located in Monterey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Seaside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chualar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pajaro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carnadero
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carnadero is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnadero
- Gonzales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tres Pinos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corralitos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paicines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gilroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aptos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Soquel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Santa Cruz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santa Rita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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